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CXXIX. URTICACE.E. 
[Ficus. 
glabrous above, pubescent beneath, oblaneeolate, tip broad and 
round, base narrowed; nerves 3 from base, side nerves 3 pairs 
with nervules sunk above, strongly raised beneath; 2 to 3-5 in. 
long, 1*25 to 175 in. wide; petioles -5 in. long. Figs densely 
crowded in terminal spikes; stipules (bud bracts) large ovate acumi¬ 
nate. Figs globose, sessile, -25 in. through, green tinted yellow; 
umbo of two large rounded scales; bracts rounded, small. Hob. 
Rare, Pahang, Pekan. Johor, Tebing Tinggi. Selangor, Kwala 
Lumpur. Dindings, Bruas, Perak, Goping (Kunstler). 
(28) F. Binnendijkii Miq. Ann. Mus. Lugd. Bat. iii. 288; 
King , l.c. 41, pi. 47. 
Tree glabrous. Leaves coriaceous, lanceolate-acuminate, base 
acute or rounded, conspicuously 3-nerved, lateral nerves incon¬ 
spicuous inarching, reticulations nearly as prominent; (drying light 
greenish brown), 3 to 5 in. long, i-g to 2 in. wide; petioles *5 in. 
long. Stipules ovate-lanceolate acuminate. Figs sessile in pairs 
depressed globose, -2 in. through. Bracts ovate blunt. Hab. 
Singapore, Chan Chu Kang; Pulau Buru. Pahang, Kwala Lipis 
(Foxworthy). Negri Sembilan, Bukit Tampin (Goodenough). 
Dindings, Pangkor (Curtis). Kedah, Gunong Geriang. Disirib. 
Java, Borneo. 
(29) F. Benjamina Linn. Mantissa, 129; Hook. fit. F.B.I. l.c. ; 
King, l.c. 43, pi. 52. 
A big tree 80 ft. or more tall, much branched. Leaves thin, 
coriaceous ovate-elliptic cuspidate-acuminate, base round; nerves 
very fine, numerous and close, *2 to 3 in. long, 1*25 to 2 in. across; 
petioles *15 to -2 in. long. Figs in axillary pairs, *3 in. through, 
red when ripe, globose. Hab. Commonly planted; Singapore, 
Penang, etc. Perak, Goping (Kunstler). Native of India and 
Malay isles. Native name: Waringan or Beringan. 
I never saw a really wild plant. 
(30) F. pisocarpa Bl. Bijdr. 454; Hook. fil. F.B.I. l.c. 510; 
King, l.c. 48, pi. 59. 
Small tree 25 ft. tall. Leaves on branch-ends membranous, 
elliptic very short, cuspidate, base round; nerves numerous, 
horizontal, slender parallel; 2 to 3 in. long, 1*5 in. wide; petioles 
slender, *5 in. long. Figs numerous below the leaves on bare 
branches, sessile in pairs, turbinate, globose, *25 in. through; 
bracts 3, broad, blunt. Hab. Rare. Perak, Larut (Kunstler). 
Disirib. Java. 
(31) F. glabella Bl. Bijdr. 452; Hook. fil. F.B.I. l.c. 511; 
King, l.c. 49, pi. 60. 
Big tree 50 to 60 ft. tall, 1-5 to 2 ft. through. Leaves thinly 
coriaceous, oblong or obovate-oblong, very short cuspidate, base 
narrowed; nerves very fine, not elevate, 6 to 7 pairs, reticulations 
as distinct; 2 to 3*5 in. long, 1-5 to 175 in. wide; petioles slender. 
